Trader given community service and ordered to pay £3,700 costs after fake make-up seized in raid
Oldham Council’s Trading Standards department has successfully prosecuted a trader for possessing counterfeit cosmetics and trying to pass them off as the real thing.
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Former Oldham letting agency fined
A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally.
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Sniffer dog uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes at Oldham shop
A stash of illicit cigarettes was found hidden in the back of a shop, thanks to tip-offs from members of the public.
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Car dealers plead guilty to clocking cars
Two car dealers have been successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for ‘clocking’ cars and then advertising them for sale.
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More than 31,000 illegal cigarettes seized during shop visits
Oldham Trading Standards Officers, supported by Greater Manchester Police, have seized 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco from three shops.
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Oldham trader hauled before courts for unsafe goods
A trader has been ordered to pay more than £27,000 after being successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for distributing unsafe electrical goods.
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Oldham car dealer fined for selling a car with the incorrect mileage
A car dealer has been told to pay more than £14,000 after selling a ‘clocked’ car.
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Royton shopkeeper in court for underage sale
A shop owner who sold e-cig liquid to a child has been fined by magistrates.
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Illegal tobacco profits go up in smoke
A specialist sniffer dog helped uncover an illegal haul of tobacco – including a stash in the ceiling of a bathroom – during a raid on a town centre shop.
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Company ordered to pay £168,000 and told to handover another £152,000
A company which sold unsafe electrical goods has been ordered to pay £168,000 by the courts.
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Shopkeeper ignored advice and it cost him dear
A shopkeeper has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for selling counterfeit school uniforms.
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Hajj pilgrims urged to check before you travel
Oldham Council has found three travel agents were displaying fake Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) logos during a recent snap inspection.
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Tobacco seized by trading standards and sniffer dogs
Oldham Council’s Trading Standards has enlisted the help of two four-legged friends in the fight against traders selling counterfeit or illegal tobacco.
